They both mean the same. They are just two different words used to refer the same thing - putting a bad guy behind bars
jail cells and prison cells
He was in County Jail not prison.
it is called a prison sometimes jail
The word incarcerated means in jail or prison.
jail, but no prison
actually with jail you can be stuck there for a year or two but with prison from three years till you die.
The word jail is already a noun. It can also be a verb.
Sounds like being in possession of a controlled substance within a State Prison or jail or on prison/jail property.
If in "jail" (meaning county jail) call the jail itself and ask. If in "prison" (meaning the state prison system) call the prison system's information number (located in the government pages of the phone book) and ask.
Prison.
a prison/jail
prison